The Struggle is VERY real
I just wanted to take this time to address some of the questions that
people typically have when thinking about college and the atmosphere involved.
Now while I can shed light from my personal experience, I do recognize that my
experience is not the "common college life" nor is it reflective of what you'll
find at every single institution, but there are moments that are attributable to
just about every freshmen. For starters, as a kid who was taken and plopped in a
new environment several times over the course of his life, I know how hard it
can be to find your place in a new atmosphere, but you should know that
everything WILL be okay. You'll attend those mandatory meetings with the same
annoyance and frustration as your fellow classmates, but you'll also bond with
people who you normally never would've considered talking to in the past. After
a week you might or might not be tired of introducing yourself by name, place of
origin, major, and favorite hobby, but you'll also come to the realization that
everyone else has been doing the same. And when classes start, things will seem
difficult because it's different from what you're used to. But remember that at
the end of the day, that's all it is. Different. Nobody expected you to be
Michael Jordan after picking up a basketball for the first time. No one expected
you to be the next Picasso after your first art class and nobody can expect for
you to pick up the swing of things as if you had been doing it all your life.
College isn't easy, and high school as an institution can't prepare you for the
type of work that you'll face, but regardless of where you are, you need to
remember that there are people who are in the same collective struggle. Talk to
them. Find commonalities in work ethic and in the social sphere as well because
when you do, things become a lot easier.
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